Tumiso Mashaba

Tumiso Mashaba is a journalist, writer, producer and entrepreneur. In 2011 he was awarded the United Nations Foundation prize for his documentary, Forging Utopia, about refugees. He also worked as a Special Broadcasts producer for the SABC for a number of years, where he was responsible for coordinating and overseeing special broadcasts of national interest. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Journalism from the Tshwane University of Technology.

Author's books

A Father is Born

A Father is Born

A Father is Born by Tumiso Mashaba is an exceptionally reflective and moving account of a son’s relationship with a distant and brutal father. Covering themes of fatherhood, black masculinity, toxic masculinity, generational trauma, infidelity, abuse, and suicide and mental health, Mashaba creates a realistic backdrop of a gritty modern South Africa.

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A Father is Born (Audiobook)

A Father is Born by Tumiso Mashaba is an exceptionally reflective and moving account of a son’s relationship with a distant and brutal father. Covering themes of fatherhood, black masculinity, toxic masculinity, generational trauma, infidelity, abuse, and suicide and mental health, Mashaba creates a realistic backdrop of a gritty modern South Africa.

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